In the Allied invasion in southern France, the Dragoon plan called for early morning raids on each of the German flanks, followed by paratroop drops and glider landings around Le Muy, a transportation hub a dozen miles from the coast. Once organized on the ground, the 1st Airborne Task Force would go after Le Muy and keep German reinforcements from reaching the beachheads—blocking roads, laying ambushes, and killing any unfortunate Germans they stumbled across.
Attacker: American (550th Glider Infantry Regiment)
Defender: German (756th Regiment, 242nd Infantry Division)
The Germans spread out across the board to cover all avenues of the American approach, choosing buildings with long sight lines to make it hard for the Americans to advance and delay the attack on building P2 as long as possible. A few key events made their defenses collapse sooner than expected; the German MMG malf'd on the first time firing and broke on repair and the Americans passed MCs at an above average rate. The Americans advanced across the board with a stronger force on the left flank, breaking and eliminating Germans to avoid any late rallies that may have let the Germans take back buildings to the rear. By the bottom of turn 5, the Americans had met the VC.
2024-11-24
(D) Nicolas Leste-Lasserre
vs
German win
2023-07-02
(D) Tony Fermendzin
vs
John Fermendzin
American win
2022-05-08
(A) Jack Wilson
vs
Dale Wetzelberger
German win
Played this scenario for the first time. Dale had the Germans. In hindsight my attack plan was a little suspect. I tried attacking down both flanks to avoid his killing ground in the middle. I had no problem capturing the 5 multi-hex buildings, but the final P2 building was too much. It came down to the last turn and my paratroopers didn't have enough punch left to clear all three hexes in CC. Dale is an experienced ASL player, and I picked up a few pointers from him. I had a couple important DR go against me (like when he rallied a DM leader, then the DM squad, then repossessed its MMG so it could burn down my kill stack at PBR in the PFPh (bummer!). But overall, Dale played an excellent game.
Worthy of a replay.
2022-05-08
(D) Jack Wilson
vs
Dale Wetzelberger
American win
After the first game where I was the American, we switched sides and reloaded. Although I made a fight of it, Dale drove my Germans back relentlessly. It seemed I couldn't pass MC. Add to that the German ELR was 2, so I was not only breaking but downsizing more than I would have wished. Dale was very good at shutting down my rout lanes. Still, the game came down to the last turn and a CC scramble in the final P2 building. Suffice it to say my Germans ran out of blood before they ran out of heart.
Having now played this scenario twice, I would agree that it is tilted toward the American player. If I ever played it again as the Germans, I would definitely negotiate for the 2 LMG balance.
2021-12-31
(A) Robert Delwood
vs
German
American win
A great infantry-only scenario. It came down to the Advance Phase of the last turn. The Americans basically pushed through the center, with the idea of keeping as much firepower together. The 9-2 in a kill stack, and two leaders behind them rallying. The two street crossings were literally murder. But the Germans don't break and rally as much as just disintegrate with their ERL of 2. You have to wear them down, rather than expecting any breakthroughs or flanking.
2021-08-22
(D) Pascal Boileau
vs
Arnaud
German win
A very good scenario. The American troops tried to outflank the German troops on both sides. However, this maneuver allowed a retreat in good order for the defender. The German withdrawal ended with the HMG and 8-1 leader in P2 and the paratroopers have some hard time attempting to dislodge them... Too many losses prevented a serious final assault for the Americans. A nice game.
2021-08-03
(D) Seumas Hoskins
vs
Erica
German win
Germans setup HMG in P2, which almost single-handedly won the game for the Germans in the end. The Americans quickly pushed the Germans back into the last multi-hex building of P2, then the squads making approach from west got mowed down by the multiple ROF from the HMG. The MMG covering the east approach kept the American DC and platoon back on that front. In the end, a lost melee in P2 right before game end finalized the match. Very close game.
2021-06-03
(A) JP Laurio
vs
American win
2021-05-08
(A) Kamil Dziarmaga
vs
German
American win
2020-11-29
(A) César Moreno
vs
Juno29
American win
Consigo sacar al alemán del edificio clave en mi último turno.
2020-11-22
(D) César Moreno
vs
juno29
German win
American spread out too much and was too scared to push seriously. When he finally decided to advance, German HMG, placed in the central hill, had a streak of terrific rolls, keeping ROF and getting some direct KIAs.
2020-11-08
(A) Michael Jaffe
vs
Solo
American win
Americans force Germans to concede during US turn 5. Germans were completely rolled. US used smoke to get into town and force Germans to fall back. Quick, fun solo scenario.
2019-01-18
(A) David Wiesenhahn
vs
American win
2017-09-16
(A) O Ramaille
vs
American win
Easy battle for the Americans who enter stacked on the right wing of the German defense line. The scattered German defense was no match for the killer stacks and heavy firepower of the Americans. Nine out of the 10 multihex buildings were captured. There was no German unit left.
2016-08-25
(A) Tom Abromaitis
vs
Draw
German win. Solo.
2013-05-05
(A) Martí Cabré
vs
Solo
Draw
The Americans wiped the scattered German defenders one by one. With huge firepower and stone building protection, there's not much the second line Germans can do. On turn 5 of 7 the whole map was conquered. Maybe other German defenses would be better than scattering the troops, but I think that the scenario is biased pro American.
